right now i wanna cry cause i got a bunch of new parts for christmas for my computer including new mobo, proc, memory, and video card. well i decided to run seti at home to crunch some numbers and i just went and compared my time to others time that have the same or slower proc and im at 9 hours at 50 % done while they were done in 3 hours! someone help me out here. i have the Athlon XP 2500+ Barton with a Shuttle Ak39N and 512 ddr2700. the computer recognizes everything correctly. and the proc is at 100% during the seti crunch.
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Hey mud, do you have any other benchmarks? It is possible that you are using a different length/file type in SETi than the other users... Been a while since i have used that program, but if memory serves me correct, there are a few different types of work that the server gives out. Sometimes different files can process differently.
But I do have some other suggestions for you. First of all, lets find out if your CPU is really at the right speed. Goto this link, CPU-Z Homepage,and pick up this little program called CPU-Z. It will check, from inside windows, you exact CPU speed, Bus speeds, memory speeds, etc. If you can, take a screenshot of it, and post it on here (be sure to convert it to .jpg, cause i am on dialup, and dont have much use for 1MB .bmp files! )
If that checks out good, and your CPU is indeed at the right speed (should be 1.83GHz for a 2500+ Barton, if memory serves). Then try this other small program, SuperPi. SuperPi installer (108k). Download this prog, and install it to the default directory. Then, make sure you have all apps closed, including msn and any IE windows, then start up superpi, hit calculate, and select the 1M calculation length. This is the standard length, and for a computer of that caliber, it should get around 50seconds as the calculation time +- 5secs. But it should get right around 50secs if everything is right. This program just does a raw calculation of the value of Pi out to 1million digit. Fairly reliable, very quick, and very small benchmark.
Let me know what you find, and we will go from there!
-Plack
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its posted on my computer \\spl150 cause i dont know how to do images in these forums other than web adresses. and it says the FSB is 166 and the bus speed is 333. so the bus speed is supposed to be 333 but its only at 166? is that what that means? thats what im guessing....
Joined: Sat 09-07-2002 12:35PM Posts: 53 Location: Linn, MO
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CPU-Z looks just fine. When it reads your Bus speed, it is reading the speed in actual MHz. The FSB actually works on the DDR (Double Data Rate) so it will always show that it is 2x what the 'bus speed' is. This is perfectly normal. Basically you can say that 166Bus = 333FSB, 133Bus = 266FSB, 100 = 200 and 200 = 400.
What memory speeds are you running? Click over to the memory tab on CPU-Z, and give me a screenshot of that if you can!
What O/S are you running? I would assume it is at least windows 2k/XP.
And last, but not least, make sure you have the latest VIA Hyperion Chipset drivers installed, and the latest motherboard BIOS. If you arent sure of what i am talking about, let me know.
-Plack
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yes, i know you have pc2700, but what i meant, was what are your memory timings? Like CAS/RAS, etc. If they are set too lax, then your performance will suffer. That's why i need the screenshot from the CPU-Z that lists your memory timings.
-Plack
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ive not used seti@home, but if its like most other DC apps it does a quick benchmark before starting and generally gives out bigger jobs to faster systems
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yes. there's the graphical client (slow as shit, but nice graphics), and the command line version (ugly as shit, but fast as hell). my old P3 will crank out a work unit in CLI seti in about 5 hrs.
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I've completed some 20-25 units, and I just have it running as a screen saver. Typically it takes around 10-12 hours for my AMD 2600+ with 512MB to knock it out. So your times aren't really that bad.
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-|F.I.B.|-LowMan wrote:
I've completed some 20-25 units, and I just have it running as a screen saver. Typically it takes around 10-12 hours for my AMD 2600+ with 512MB to knock it out. So your times aren't really that bad.
my friends p4 2.53 with 512 mb ram will crank out a WU in just over an hour using the CLI seti client. your times suck due to the excessive GUIness.
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